I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

"Good morning, Yuanxiang-gege."

Good morning, Nanoha.

The next morning, Gengo was munching on a fresh peach, cheerfully greeting Takamachi Nanoha who had just finished her morning exercise. Before he could say anything more, a car screeched to a halt beside him. A pretty woman dressed in office attire jumped out of the car in a panic, grabbed Gengo's hand, and said urgently:

"You must be Detective Genji, right? I have a request for your help! Detective Genji?"

Upon noticing the somewhat dazed young man in front of him, the office worker couldn't help but call out in confusion. Gengo coughed to cover up his lapse in composure and invited the visitor into the office for a detailed discussion. To be honest, he was busy with 'Kamen Rider' every day, and this detective job that suddenly came his way almost caught him off guard.

"May I ask your name?"

"My name is Shirogane Lily."

Lily Shirogane took the water glass from Gensou, took a sip of warm water, then put it down and said uneasily:

"It's like this, Detective Gensou, yesterday...last night, I saw my grandfather."

"Is there anything wrong with your grandfather?"

As Yuanxiang spoke, he earnestly recalled, feeling as if he had heard the name Shirogane Riri somewhere before. At that moment, Shirogane Riri fearfully clutched the hem of her skirt and whispered in reply:

"My...my grandfather is dead!"

195 The Nightmare-Ridden Wind City

I remembered.

Looking at the white-collar worker in front of him, Yuanxiang finally remembered where he had heard the name Shirogane Lily before. Her grandfather was a famous magician, and his grave was to the left and behind his own grandfather. When he was cleaning out his grandfather's belongings, he also found magic props that the old man had given him. However, the old man was away from home for many years, touring around. His visit to Fuuto was just part of his tour plan. Unfortunately, he witnessed the scene of the spider monster eating people and died from excessive fright.

“Miss Shirogane Lily, please explain in more detail.”

Recalling the antics of last night, Gengo sat opposite Shirogane Lily, holding a teacup and waiting for her to continue. The boy's reaction made Shirogane Lily smile with gratitude. She had confided in others about this, but they all thought she was joking or hallucinating from missing her grandfather too much, and they didn't believe her at all. If it weren't for her grandfather's appearance, which reminded her of what he had said, Shirogane Lily wouldn't have thought of coming to the Fuuto Detective Agency to find a solution.

"It's like this, last night, after I finished work and went home to rest, I suddenly dreamed that my grandfather came to find me."

Lily Shirogane held the teacup and said softly:

"In my dream, Grandpa was still living with me in that house, just like before, as if he were really alive. But... but... Detective Genji, do you know what? That feeling was really... so terrifying!"

Lily's tone suddenly turned terrified. She hugged herself and whispered incoherently:

"It was like drowning; the longer the dream went on, the heavier it became, making it hard to breathe. The bright sunlight seemed to turn dim and yellow, and even Grandpa's smile looked like the gaping maw of a wild beast. It was so scary, so incredibly scary..."

"Calm down, calm down. You're not dreaming. Please look at me, please look at me, okay?"

Yuanxiang squatted down beside Baiyin Lili, lifted her head, and made her look at him. Eyes are the windows to the soul, and can convey each other's beliefs in the simplest and most effective way. In the past, he and his grandfather did not even need words. With just a look, they understood what the other needed.

During their eye contact, Shirogane Lily's emotions gradually calmed down. Feeling the warmth of Gensou's hand, her face flushed slightly. Seeing that the guest could continue telling her story, Gensou released her hand, sat back down, held his teacup, and looked at Shirogane Lily, waiting for her to continue. But, to be honest, Shirogane Lily glanced at Gensou and subconsciously tilted her head. She suddenly had the illusion that she was telling a story to coax a child.

"Ahem, I'm seventeen this year."

what happened?

Gensou immediately noticed what Shirogane Lily was muttering to herself. While explaining, he couldn't help but wonder to himself, although his appearance hadn't changed, he hadn't been mistaken for a child so frequently before. It seemed that the frequency had suddenly increased after the battle with the Holy Stone Seed. Was there a problem in some part that caused this side effect?

Gensou silently noted this down, intending to investigate it later. Meanwhile, Shirogane Lily smiled sheepishly at Gensou, then, as if about to continue, her expression instantly darkened, as if she were trapped in that nightmare again. Gensou didn't urge her, simply waiting silently. After a long while, Shirogane Lily, as if having just finished that dream, breathed a sigh of relief and softly said:

"Just when I couldn't take it anymore, I woke up, I woke up from that dream."

"and then?"

Gensho added hot water to Shirogane Lily's cup and asked, "If it were just a dream, this magician wouldn't have come to me for help."

"Then...then I discovered that the things in the house had been tampered with."

Shirogane Lily clutched her chest, seemingly struggling to breathe, and looked at Gensou, saying:

"Those things were placed in the exact same positions as in my dream, and only the things that Grandpa moved in the dream changed positions. I... I don't sleepwalk. I, I, I sleep very soundly. Is it Grandpa, is it because I didn't practice my escape magic trick well that Grandpa came to punish me?!"

Would your grandfather really do that?

Gensou tapped the table, the sound causing Shirogane Lily to shrink back onto the sofa like a startled rabbit, looking at Gensou in alarm. Only then did the boy continue slowly:

"Was your grandfather really such a heartless person?"

"No, that's not true! My grandfather is the best grandfather in the world..."

Lily blurted out her rebuttal, but before she could finish speaking, she froze on the spot, then covered her face and sobbed softly, saying:

"Yes, Grandpa... Grandpa would never hurt me, Grandpa... Grandpa... I miss you so much... Oh, how awful!"

Just as Gensou was about to comfort Shirogane Lily, he suddenly slammed his fist on the table, the loud noise echoing through the quiet office.

"Who is it...? Could it be another one of those damned memory monsters? We've already eliminated so many Kamen Riders, why haven't they been completely wiped out yet?!"

Seeing Shirogane Lily's emotional outburst, Genji understood perfectly, so he waited until she calmed down before speaking:

"Miss Shirogane, if you don't mind, why don't you stay here tonight?"

"Eh?"

Shirogane Lily naturally understood Gensou's meaning, and looked at the boy in front of her in surprise, hurriedly saying:

"This, this won't do. I might have encountered a memory monster. Detective Genji, even if you're seventeen, you're still just an ordinary person... No, no, I won't entrust this to you. I, I'll go find the police. Detective Genji, thank you, thank you for listening to my story. Thank you, thank you."

Watching Shirogane Lily's flustered departure from the agency, Gengo didn't try to stop her. He simply flicked his finger and sent a small tracker to her. Then he picked up the money she had left on the table and tossed it into a drawer. He grabbed his coat and prepared to go out and ask the person who had posted that message on the forum last night. It was from Daido Katsumi's records, and in Fuuto, it was more convenient for him to handle such matters himself.

"Yuanxiang, Yuanxiang..."

"Little Christmas? What's wrong with you?"

However, just as Yuanxiang was about to leave, he saw Little Christmas sneak in like a thief, carrying a bag. He leaned against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him, patting his chest and wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"What happened? Did you mess with someone?"

Gensou curiously pushed open the door and looked outside. After confirming that no one was following Little Christmas, he returned to the office, leaned against the wall, and looked at his old friend, saying:

"Okay, okay, let me pat your back to help you catch your breath. Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me."

No, no, no!!!

To Yuanxiang's surprise, Little Christmas reacted dramatically, abruptly dodging his hand, then leaning against the wall, laughing awkwardly as he said:

"Well, it's not that I dislike you, it's just... I had a nightmare last night, and after I woke up, well, how should I put it, I felt really insecure behind me, like something was going to suddenly pounce on me, haha..."

Looking at the little Christmas who was forcing a smile in front of him, Gensho frowned slightly, and then told the little Christmas about Shirogane Lily's experience. Of course, he made some changes to make sure that no one would associate it with Shirogane Lily.

"You mean, I've fallen victim to some weirdo's trick?"

The little Christmas tree pointed to itself as if answering its own question, then blinked, the fear on its face instantly fading, and calmly pushed up its slipping glasses, saying:

"Hey, if I had known sooner, I wouldn't be scared anymore. Anyway, I'm going to hand out the gifts now."

"Well, you go."

Yuanxiang smiled and continued speaking:

"Now we just have to wait for Kamen Rider to defeat that monster."

"Ah, that's quite a reliable fellow."

Little Christmas adjusted his hat and answered in agreement. After speaking, his expression became somewhat complicated as he looked at Gensou and said:

"Do you think Kamen Rider will keep fighting for Fuuto forever?"

"Hmm? Why are you suddenly wondering about this?"

Gengo looked at him in surprise and said that Little Christmas was also a supporter of Kamen Rider. After he fought against the three memory monsters, Beast, Salamander, and Ape, it was Little Christmas who dragged him, who was exhausted, to the warehouse to avoid the police search and the pursuit of other monsters.

And even though he could have retrieved the memory and seen his true form, he didn't. Instead, he placed all the gifts in the bag beside him and gave them to him. Then, he sat cross-legged with his back to him, thanking him for fighting for Fengdu to this extent.

While he was talking to himself, Gensou, who had regained some strength, quietly left. Because he was worried that his identity would be discovered, he did not take the gift. After they became acquainted, Little Christmas had mentioned this to him several times, saying that the Kamen Rider left without reminding him, leaving him there to make small talk for a long time. Thinking back on it, he was so embarrassed that he could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of his toes.

Haha... Looking back now, it's quite moving. I hadn't been a Kamen Rider for long back then, and it was really not easy to win that gauntlet battle.

"Yuanxiang, you must have seen it too."

At this moment, Little Christmas spoke up to explain:

"A few days ago, the injured Kamen Rider had a lot of blood spurting from his back and fell straight down from the sky. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have believed that he could be injured to that extent."

Little Christmas put down the gift bag, leaned against the wall like Gensho, crossed his arms, sighed, and said:

"You know, without our knowledge, did he suffer many injuries like that? And the monsters that appear now are getting more and more powerful. Like a few days ago, good heavens, the sky was about to crack open. In that situation, if he hadn't held on, it probably wouldn't have been as simple as just destroying Fuuto. And look at how Fuuto treated him. I don't think I need to give any more examples. Sigh... Actually, if he didn't plan to take care of Fuuto anymore, I could understand. After all, Kamen Riders are human too. They risk their lives every day and still get criticized behind their backs. Who can stand that?"

"Haha, what you're saying makes sense."

Yuanxiang smiled and took over the conversation, gently rubbing his wrists as he said:

"But I don't think Kamen Rider would care about these things. As long as Feng is safe and sound, he should feel gratified. Well, this is just my personal opinion. We'll just have to wait and see how it goes."

"Ah, we should have more faith in Kamen Rider. Although it sounds a bit like moral blackmail, he is the hero of Fuuto."

Little Christmas pushed up his glasses again, picked up the gift bag, waved at Yuanxiang, and said:

"Alright, I won't chat any longer. I really need to go hand out the gifts. See you later."

"Okay, drive carefully."

Yuanxiang waved goodbye to Little Christmas, looked at the azure sky, smiled as he put on his coat, and set off towards his destination.

However, halfway there, he received a call from Da Dao Keji, and received unexpected news—

The person who posted that message is dead.

"It was suicide."

Dao Keji tapped the drone monitor screen in his hand and said in a low voice:

“I watched him stab himself into his heart like a madman. Lip reading analysis showed that he kept muttering ‘He’s free’ before he died. But there were no strange people around his house or any fluctuations in his memory data. It seems that the guy we’re dealing with this time is very good at hiding himself.”

"Ah, this strange person's ability seems to be related to dreams."

Gensou told Daido Katsumi about his discovery. Upon hearing this, Daido Katsumi raised an eyebrow and said with a slight smile:

“Interesting, but the undead don’t dream. Gensou, let me know if you find anything. I want to see what kind of trouble that guy can cause in front of ‘Eternal’.”

"Alright, I'll give you the vanguard position this time."

Gensou believed he was strong-willed and wouldn't be fooled by illusions, but he was still human and needed to rest. If someone took advantage of him then, it would be quite troublesome.

After ending the conversation, Gengo turned around and quietly walked into the sewers, taking out the 'Cyclone' memory. When the Train of Time left, the captain had warned Gengo not to use the power of 'Blank' or 'Xtreme' for a short time, because that would connect his soul to 'Earth', and he might be dragged down and forcibly merged into it again.

But given the current situation, essential intelligence is indispensable. Feng has already moved many people away, and he doesn't want anything worse to happen that would force even more people to leave, so...

Link up, Earth Library.